this is actually coming to you live from moscow armory and joshua welcome tens of thousands have come out in support of the embattled syrian president the biggest rally in the capital for months but it is still struggling to quell a nationwide uprising despite promises of reforms but his supporters say the government needs more time to push through change artie's tessera cilia has more from the center of damascus. the sad voices of support was continuing dissent some and in in deadly clashes polar opposites in their demands but in some way united by the newfound zeal to take a stand for here the fact that the fear and kept it was have gathered show their support for the government that is kind of a far cry from the images we've been seeing in other cities around the country where there have been reported clashes with me because the force of that is

a government protests an issue however one thing is far about where in this country political discourse is some type of intensity that was the very basic unit of the night it. allowed her husband and young children one of many families who braved the heat to enjoy the crowds in downtown damascus for god it's true that we knew nothing about politics before but now we take a stand even if i'm a sunni muslim i'm pro this president. ever since most people started revealing their political stance openly some people would mock me and say since when do you know about politics what do you know there are divisions among family members some are pro aside some are anti but that's how it is. it appears that apathy is becoming less of an option for citizens of a nation now under intense international scrutiny i never watch news i never cared

you know i never never had any interest in politics but. i think most of us read it books we watch the news media articles you know based on the no one pick up and then you have the right back around and other issues about your country you can think of them are. you there are those like the new i missing who are no strangers to picking a side and making it known he's long been voicing his discontent of what he calls a repressive regime and today facebook is one of his main tools in cordoning to dissent. coalition activism has evolved in syria for me i feel that my voice goes further now back then it started with stating an opinion that i'm going to jail that hit a good bed and no one would even know about it that has changed now that people are more politically aware hussein has been thrown in jail says he was tortured and finds himself constantly looking over his shoulder i was detained for spreading the word on the violent crackdown in daraa but i'd feel like

a coward if i didn't risk my life while those on the streets are doing so asking for the regime to fall a call staunchly opposed by those on the other side yet everybody wants to. be. given the chance. to get the right. one political curiosity and activism among syrians are growing whatever side of the divide they're on people here see the future of their country is at stake but all are adamant that future is firmly in their own hands. r.t. damascus still halfway this hour here on our t.v. european a way of tackling the death crisis exercise pressure on member states and regulating the banking sector are among the latest moves by the e.u. which experts say are doomed to failure. and cosmic catering we invite you for a tasting to check out what's being served up in space. on the

committee later in the program before that though let's go to the u.s. where more people have been arrested following the latest wave of public protest against excessive corporate influence in the country mass demonstrations have spread to dozens of cities a month after the so-called occupy wall street movement first flared up in the big apple arches merino work now looks at how the protests continue to grow despite reports of police brutality and hundreds of arrests. a few hours ago i just came back from being down on wall street in the in the park where activists have been camping out in sleeping and demonstrating for weeks now and they seem as committed to this movement as they ever have been before if anything i think the arrests have inspired them to to fight harder and stronger for their for democracy what they say for democracy for fair treatment for for balance and equality for all for

all americans because that's at the core of what their movement is about is among those principles that i just mentioned we did see many police officers every once in a while walk through the park where there were hundreds of demonstrators have been sleeping and they would walk through and anything down on trees that were hanging up any signs anything there and some of the demonstrators saw that they interpreted it as possibly the police trying to provoke but these demonstrators are very committed to not acting violently they want to demonstrate as peacefully as possible members of occupy wall street walked through manhattan particularly down park avenue and they went door to door to the homes of the five wealthiest new york city residents and that includes the c.e.o. of news corp rupert murdoch and also the c.e.o. of j.p.

morgan chase diamond and these protesters were walking through the streets door men standing outside of the buildings were cheering them on when they got to the hole jamie diamond there was a police barricade there but they continued to demonstrate and the reason they were demonstrating and and going door to door to the to the wealthiest new yorkers holmes is because at the end of this year two percent millionaire tax will expire meaning that two percent that was required for millionaires to pay. they won't have to pay any more come two thousand and twelve and a lot of these new yorkers say that this is an indication of how the wealthiest americans reap the largest rewards and if they're paying if they're going to be paying that mandatory tax a lot less revenue is going to be coming to new york city and new york state and the ninety nine percent with the majority of those living here are going to suffer and they say that's just an indication of the richest always reaping the benefits and the rewards and the common american always you know suffering the consequences

now reporting their public distrust towards the u.s. government is also growing according to the latest polls more than two thirds of americans now say they're unhappy with washington and as our reports the white house and congress are have really influenced by equally unpopular of powerful corporations. investing in politics has proved to be good business in america just a few million dollars in contributions and some lobbying can bring your company billions in bailout loan guarantees tax refunds another stimulus all of the expense of the every american taxpayer it's both in the election system it's in the ongoing lobbying in service to influence industry these are powerful powerful businesses their whole business model is around using influence to break the rules of the game in their favor so far u.s. corporations have been successful in ensuring that the loss introduced to regulate

wall street after the financial meltdown of two thousand and eight don't function those measures were effectively scuppered by u.s. lawmakers the corporations were also successful in keeping their tax cuts intact and finding loopholes for getting billions of dollars in refunds the government over one percent for the one percent by the one percent picture way excel for the passes rules that allows the banks to get deregulated it restricts our democracy three years after washington gave almost a trillion dollars of taxpayers' money to bail out corporate giants unemployment in the country is over nine percent the national debt is well past the tipping point and the congress is looking to cut essential social programs for her thousands of americans took to the streets to ask where is their bailout and how can i live in a country that arrests one hundred nine while in the pool and doesn't arrest a single one of these bankers for looking forward was this question just boggles

the mind in the meantime goldman sachs one of the main architects of the current crisis is richer than ever it is a now seventeen billion dollars in bonuses alone for its staff when asked about the impunity enjoyed by the corporations president obama said a lot of that stuff wasn't necessarily illegal it was just. immoral and many agree it pretty much stays that way but not only do the lawmakers come under fire for accepting generous contributions from corporations and then acting to return the favor but the president himself was accused of bias and prone is munna number of occasions one of the most recent scandals involves a solar energy company celebrity which went bankrupt and cost taxpayers almost six hundred million dollars that's the amount that the government approved in loan guarantees despite receiving persistent warnings about the company's financial stability the deal was pushed through by a foundation which in turn was

a major donor to president obama's election campaign since last year corporations have been allowed to funnel as much money as they want into political campaigns now they don't even have to disclose the amounts they spend their upcoming trying to violations is very serious the new law effectively gives the corporations even more influence in washington leaving many americans in fear that their voice might no longer count or drop all these people onto the streets of washington and other cities in the u.s. is the understanding that their government and their legislators represent the interests of the top one percent as they call them the very wealthy corporations that can afford influence in washington to skew the system in their favor. going to check on our team washington d.c. . grab her immortal technique has taken part in the occupy wall street movement says that u.s. government is too preoccupied with war isn't promoting democracy in other nations so watch is full interview next hour but here's

a preview. when people look at this nation they see republicans completely in the hands of corporations democrats pandering to them nonstop we see them also involved now to the president as part of expanding war was expanding occupations not standing up for human rights you know being blind about several global issues that are important to people here because they reflect on our democracy what we do outside of america to foreigners our democracy here. european bank should increase their reserves to withstand market turmoil and that's a new plan put forward by the head of the european commission to solve the debt crisis the move is designed to force banks to set aside more assets to save the system from collapse of the euro zone is pushing ahead with its own rescue plan for member states soccer has become the last country to greenlight an expansion of the bailout fund despite initially rejecting it the change of heart was the result of

the pressure it was put under says british m.p. nigel for raj. sixteen parliament stuff with career politicians that voted for it not sixteen countries because if you put this bailout package to a referendum across europe the vast majority of countries would say no to the back it said last night but of course no isn't good enough no is not acceptable in the modern european union if you say no as the irish did a couple of years ago there's a slow back to your made to vote again until you get the right answer which gives you a true measure of what this project's really like i've just read in this parliamentary chamber with mr barroso these people are absolutely intent on creating a united states of europe they don't care how many millions of people unemployment scrapheap they don't care about the tide of human is misery that because they have got their political if this really goes they get any bigger than a couple of trillion to bail it out what is the point actually of bailing these countries or one of the bailouts all these bailouts helping the people in greece

and portugal who the know what they're actually doing is they giving money to these countries to give back to our banks who over the money in the first place i mean the whole thing. what countries need who are trapped inside this economic prison called the euro is they need to devalue without devaluation having austerity packages pushed a problem which is forcing them into a downward deflationary spiral which in my opinion in greece and possibly in portugal too could lead to revolution what we're doing is stupid and very very dangerous indeed. for news videos and the latest updates are waiting for the online right now i am lady joan of arc the jailing of a minister has sparked outrage on the streets a lot of criticism from russia and the e.u. read more at dot com. and also go to our channel to watch footage of a cargo ship to hit a reef and started leaking oil toxic material off the coast of new zealand.

more news today violence has once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from history of canada. giant corporations there. germany is taking the lead in europe's it hands to go green and promises to give up nuclear power by twenty twenty two films in the gap whether noble sources but it's not all positive at eco friendly future of the well being one of blackouts disappearing industry and huge electricity costs are just on barton reports. germany has long had a strong green anti nuclear movement but it was one accident that finally turned

the tide against nuclear power that by twenty twenty two will and the use of nuclear energy in germany so what now the green movement and its hopes for renewable energy have been given a huge boost renewables mostly wind turbines and photovoltaics better known as solar panels currently supply eighteen percent of germany's electricity indeed germany has big plans for green energy i mean to go from eighteen to eighty percent renewables after the nuclear switch off some say it's crazy to do it this way but others say second option is to say when somebody can make it happen it will be the germans but a closer look at the russia out of nuclear reveals there's more hope riding on its renewable replacements the natural readiness that climbed eighty percent will take forty years at least and with nuclear electricity disappearing in germany in eleven

years that will leave a decades long energy gap. that's the view of energy expert claudia canford who sees only one way to bridge the energy gap and it's not green we have new. fire power plants here in order not to have such kind of germans have long been world leaders in their enthusiasm for a new about energy and their disdain for nuclear power now they've taken the leap of faith but it's far from when technologies like this will be able to take over or whether in fact germany will have to resort back to the fossil fuel age ironic seeing as the nuclear switch off was pushed by an anti emissions green lobby and it gets worse as any replacement power green or not will require billions of dollars of construction expense pushing up the cost of electricity that's not good in a country like germany with such

a large industrial base energy and electricity prices in germany are pretty high compared to our competitors in europe now if they go for the rock then we think we'll lose a competitive business that could lead to major industries relocating production out of germany but perhaps the greatest problem facing renewable efforts comes from the same public back to nuclear shutdown in the first place it's easy to say you want renewables but already massive opposition is emerging to the massive power grid lines and infrastructure that will have to be built all over the country public acceptance i think it's a more concern is the greatest danger not the economics not policies support but it's a public acceptance all of which could leave germany very far from its green dreams of a renewable energy system. r.t. . was on take a look at some other stories from around the world and there are unconfirmed

reports from libya why have one market out. the sons has been captured in the city of syria some officials from the national transitional council say want to seem cut off he was taken to benghazi for questioning and there is no official proof to confirm the claims yet but a c. was a senior army officer as well as a national security advisor and his capture will be seen as a major victory for the m.t.c. . a shooting rampage salon in a small city near los angeles has left eight people dead and ninth victim is in a critical condition police caught the suspect as he was trying to flee the scene finding several weapons on him the motive of the shooting remains unclear but there are reports the gunman was targeting his ex-wife. egyptian ruling military council has blamed christian religious leaders for sunday's violence which left twenty six dad general out of a mara said the minority of protesters were peaceful but an armed crowd joined the

group and began attacking soldiers officials deny troops opened fire with why ammunition or brand over them with armored vehicles insisting drivers were in a state of panic and trying to use. small radiation hotspots have been detected in the japanese cities of tokyo and yokohama the levels are actually higher than in some areas that were evacuated around the crippled fukushima nuclear plant scientists say the radiation possesses a no danger to health but more checks are being made the discovery comes seven months after an earthquake and tsunami brought fukushima close to a nuclear meltdown for the adventurous spanning a long and lonely months in orbit mealtimes on the international space station are a highlight but in zero gravity is a challenge both for the diners and the high tech chefs have to plan to many on earth so are people all over along for tasting. after

traveling at phenomenal speed for two days cramped in the small space of a so huge rocket cosmonauts arriving at the international space station going to be package but how do you eat in zero gravity. but it well you have to be a bit more careful than down here on earth every little piece of food that gets out of your group will float away and you will not be able to keep track of it to make sure cosmonauts enjoy their lunch without worrying that a rogue morsel will disappear into the inner workings of some potentially life saving computer equipment the russian space agency designed this special table it is a threat to the others you know there are two heating compartments here in this eerie and in between is a trap for crumbs it works like a regular vacuum cleaner this is important because choking on a crumb is very risky in zero gravity you can have grieved consequences. all the

food eaten in space has to be specially prepared here on earth that preparation doesn't come cheap cosmonauts need three thousand calories a day and the same is no lympics printer and providing that cost over six hundred dollars a day with most emissions lasting for six months each cosmonauts grocery bill comes in at a hefty one hundred ten thousand dollars per mission and those prices it's no wonder that the people behind cosmic catering a proud of their product. as the chief designer of space food twenty three years of experience in the space food industry i can proudly say that russia's space food provides the healthiest sleep first and the most nutrition rich diet for a cause an. even the most simple food requires special care and attention this factory in moscow produces space spirit and the work which goes into making it ready for all but it is almost as high tech as the i assess itself that. there is

no mold and there's bread no mold spores we've developed the recipe which stops mold growth the bread doesn't go bad for fifteen months thanks to the special recipe and technologies we use when baking it but. even when it comes to something simple like bread there's still plenty of choice for your hungry cosmonaut here will be all in all we make five types of bread and gingerbread white bread that's what i have here on the table now right bread with caraway bread moscow style and dinner bread but it's currently around one hundred sixty calling every options for cosmonauts on board the international space station including all of the taste from home from soups to main courses and desserts and even the basics from salt and pepper the bread. that alters pretty good. after a hard day's work on board the i assess it's nice to see that some of humanity's finest minds still have time to play with their food for thought ok i've got

a yellow one for you good color noise some bright you ready ready good job yeah me here a couple more this make it three keep them coming. these are all over party. well a bit later in the program the kaiser report our economics and finance show on a mission to expose fak and greed for the ad though will take a look what's happening in the world of business. hello and a very warm welcome to the business update despite the rebels' rollercoaster last month russian lenders have seen no hike in the conversion of verbal deposits into foreign currency on the other hand top lenders burbank managed to double new deposits to over two billion dollars. given the fact that oil prices are holding up very well above one hundred dollars per barrel given the fact that we're seeing

signs of better stabilization in the global economy i think there is scope for the world to. the laws ground in the wind manger of the year also we see that the policy of the central bank is more active in supporting the war so this is why i believe that there will be more likely to appreciate from the current level than we can. in the remainder of this year. russian diamond produce solid also is considering growing its business by over sousa causations the commerce on day two reports the firms consultants to be capital i encourage ing to purchase canada's mines the company comes for three percent of global diamond production and is the key diamond assets of beachhead billiton the angles trial in mining major controls eighty percent overall says potential acquisition target it's not yet known whether beach cribbage and would agree just sell the mines but future be capital says the price could be as much as

one hope and dollars. but such a look at the markets now well it's trading at the right after the american petroleum institute reported to you as gasoline demand fell the most in more than five years in china exports climbed least since february of last month as simple slowed last light switches dropping over half a dollar while branch is trading at one hundred and eleven dollars per barrel. and the asian markets are climbing tracking the formants in the u.s. and europe on wednesday risk appetite is improving and it hopes that the euro zone is closer to a solution to its sovereign debt crisis. but in europe stocks so forming an early trade germany's dax has dropped nearly half a percent volkswagen and the south are leading the trees and. london's see as well will find point two percent. and in russia the markets are generally lower as oil dropped after the international energy agency reduced its global demand through

class for twenty twelfth the r.t.s. is inching lower by point four percent and the my six is flat but so have a look at some of the individual moves in the maya six the decline on the indexes led by novel the still the company's shares are down two and a half percent the country's biggest oil producer ross nafta's shedding more than one percent dragged by decreasing oil thirst wise make it will kylie is losing two percent off your western front on capital still sees chances for gases relative continued. commodity prices have been firming. up so again that looks like this relief rally can continue and we should probably expect to be led by again by banks and materials as was the case yesterday. i would though say that in this market it doesn't take much to bring it back down again because you know yesterday we saw mainly sellers actually on our floor although we know that some was buying. but it doesn't look like we have

a strong conviction for for the russian market us and yet. that's all we have time for now another business update unless someone also you so do stay with us that. all.

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welcome back you're watching our t.v. and here's a look at the top stories the syrian capital host a massive show of support for president assad with calls for him to be given more time to make the promise of reform areality that's as activist report violent clashes with police outside damascus during opposition rallies. angry anti-corporate activists knock on the doors of some of america's richest as the wave of demonstrations critical of washington's loyalty to big business gathers momentum nationwide washington's approval ratings taking a hit with the public demanding accountability over the corporate lobbies influence . and while some celebrate germany's move from nuclear power to renewable energy others fear it could lead.